Lidia Thorpe (Victoria, Independent) Share this | Hansard source

I will be moving an amendment to this motion. It says 'That the Senate calls on this government to commit to implementing the National Anti-Racism Framework in full as a matter of urgency, because tackling racism requires more than words of condemnation—it requires action'. Hanson's words about Muslim people were racist. That is plain to see, and I stand with my Muslim brothers and sisters as always. This constant racism and vilification has to stop. But this censure motion by Labor today is not about taking a real stand against racism. It is nothing but a cynical wedge and a cheap political stunt designed to undermine the coalition's chances in the Farrer by-election. Labor wants to highlight Hanson's racism to—